/*	set the font size here to lock it*/
.menu {
	/*font-size:0.85em;*/
	/*width:900px;*/
	width:900px;
	/*height:30px;*/
	height:auto;
	float:left;
	z-index: 0;

}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type:none;
	/*text-align:center;*/
}

.menu ul ul {
	width:140px;
}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
	float:left;
	width:140px;
	position:relative;
	}
	
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:0.95em;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	width:140px;
	height:auto;
	/*height:30px; */
	/*border:1px solid #40B39B;*/
	background-color:#00344B;  /* was #002B43 */
	padding-left:5px;
	line-height:29px; /* percentage doesnt work here*/
	border-top:1px solid #246457;
	border-bottom:1px solid #246457;
	border-right:1px solid #246457;
	border-left:1px solid #246457;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
	width:140px;

}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background-color:#00344B;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background-color:#00344B;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background-color:#00344B;
}



/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	visibility:hidden;
	position:absolute;
	height:0;
	top:30px;
	left:0; 
	width:129px;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:30px;
	top:30px;
}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
	position:absolute; 
	top:0; 	
	left:0;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	background-color:#00344B; 
	color:#FFF; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding-bottom:5px ;
	padding-top:5px ;
	padding-right:5px ;
	width:129px;
	border-left:1px solid #246457;  
	border-right:1px solid #246457;
	border-bottom:1px solid #246457;
	border-top:0px ;

	/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
	width:129px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff; 
	background-color:#308977; 
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	background-color:#308977;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{
	visibility:visible; 
}